How is Anusara Yoga different from other styles of yoga?
Most yoga being practiced in the US today is hatha yoga; the word “hatha” means “forceful” and refers to the physical practice of performing yoga poses. Some other styles of hatha yoga you may have heard of are Iyengar, Ashtanga (also known as Ashtanga Vinyasa), Vinyasa, Kripalu, Kundalini, Sivananda, Bikram, etc. While all hatha yoga classes contain some sequence of physical postures or forms, they differ in approach both philosophically and stylistically. Some forms, like Ashtanga and Bikram, offer the same sequence of poses in every class. Some emphasize flowing steadily through postures, and some create a pulsation of effort by stopping for demonstrations or adjustments.
